Sheri

Cindi- Just caught this. I don't visit the NSCLC forum as much as I should. Sorry to hear of your recent troubles, but sounds like you heeded the great advice from the others and had it all checked out. Great to hear you can pee CHF away. I'm sure there are concoctions out there, beer possibly being one, that support urination production. Hang tough Cindi, you're another fighter!

Well that's one headline you won't see with such enthusiasm in the Enquirer. Move over Rob Lowe, we have Ms. Addie! Just wanted to say, we're all pulling for you and hope they spring you from rehab real soon. Keep those spirits up!

Mrs TOB, I saw this post earlier today and thought for sure a veteran member would have pointed out the relation your thoughts have to grieving over a lung cancer patient. I did a simple search and realized you just lost your husband to this beast a couple of months ago. Please accept my sincere condolences and please continue to post your thoughts as there are people here who care without a need for justification. Once again, I'm so sorry for your loss. Sheri

Maryanne and Joel, I bet you feel alot better going into this Holiday season then last year. Boy I sure do. I thought we would be celebrating a year of "last" holidays with my Dad and I am so glad to have him around this year! Congratulations!

Chatty Cathy, err, Cindi, There are many of us who cling to every word you write. Now doesn't it make sense that if we have more words to cling to, we'll have less chance of falling ? Sorry about Timmy, I know it is tough to lose a long time pet we come to love as an offspring . I hope you get to the root of your breathing problems, enough is enough. You've paid your dues and I'll gladly pay for your next break, if we can buy one. Hang in there! Sheri

I enjoyed the slideshow Leslie, Mark has a delightful sense of humor. The headless statue picture cracked me up! Looks like you guys had a great time! Thanks for sharing them.

Brat, I understand this is a very difficult time. I just keep imagining Brian in his Superman shirt and am in awe by his fighting spirit. Hang in there, good luck and God bless! Sheri

I thought I responded to this, but I guess my post got lost in cyberspace! You have an anniversary coming up too! You were diagnosed on my Dad's b-day, two months after he was given the news and from what I've read, you've done so well. I wrote in my first post, my step-mother asked the pulmonologist about my Dad's prognosis without us present and he told her 12-14 months. She revealed this information to us two days later, thinking she knew something we didn't. Pfffttt, we weren't alarmed, we were armed with information from this site and knew how grim the statistical prognosis was. We also knew there are survivors of SCLC who have surpassed the 14 month mark. Leslie, you are a true inspiration for NSCLC survivors. Thank you so much for all that you do!

Thank you everyone for the welcome! It reminds me of a quote I once read: "Friendship is like peeing in your pants. Everyone can see it, but only you can feel its true warmth." Thanks again for that warm, fuzzy, wet feeling. And Cindi, come'on, who doesn't like to do the Electric Slide? It's up there with the Chicken Dance, right Fay? You guys are fantastic and Katie et al, I've belonged to a local community general forum for almost ten years now. I'm familiar with how threads can be hijacked and the original intent of the post goes way South. It's incredible how well behaved your members are. Keep up the good work!

I thought it would be appropriate to introduce myself and explain why I have been stalking everyone for a year now. I’m a research fanatic, do social work by trade and I'm very familiar with all of your trials and tribulations and have become quite fond of all of you. I know I'm being redundant but for a lack of anything new, I would like to say you’re all just incredible. I’ve grown to love many and you’ve never known it. I'm sure there are many lurkers out there just like me! You’ve helped my Dad and I tremendously. This site gave us the first glimmer of hope for him. I’ve prayed, cried and cheered for all of you on the sidelines. My Dad also reads the site; maybe not daily, he’s not a bulletin board kind of person, so I’m arranging the “coming out party”, by myself. He’ll be watching though, as he’s always been very attentive of my activities during our 40 years together. I’m a single mother of a fourteen year old girl who shares the number one spot with her Papa. Both of them are all I have and I would lay my life down in a second to save either of them. She’s healthy, he’s in remission. On his one year anniversary, I would just like to thank each and every one of you for sharing so much of yourselves. I hope to share more of his story in the SCLC forum and in the years to come, hope his story inspires other newcomers as your stories have inspired me. God bless all and please keep on fighting the good fight! Note to Cindy: I’ve been the shy, good looking, thin, young thing in the corner ordering Bud Ice’s . You’re such an efficient bartender! Whatever they’re paying you, I say double it!

Addie has lurker's pulling and praying for her too. She's such an inspiration!